Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yaphendula yathi: Kunjengokusho kwakho, nkosi yami, nkosi: Ngingowakho nakho konke enginakho.

Bazalwane, ngiyaqinisa ngokubongwa enginakho n genxa yenu kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu, ngiyafa mihla yonke.

Nokho kukhona okuyingcosana enginakho ngaw e, ngokuba unabo lapho ababambisisa isifundiso sikaBalami owafundisa uBalaki ukuphonsa isikhubekiso phambi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli sokuba badle okuhlatshelwe izithombe nokuba bafebe.

Kodwa uPetru wathi : Isiliva negolide anginalo ; kepha lokho enginakho ngikupha khona: egameni likaJesu Kristu waseNazaretha, hamba.

Ngokuba ngiyathanda ukuba nazi ukuthi kukhulu kangaka nani ukulwa enginakho ngenxa yenu nabaseLawodikeya nabo bonke abangabonanga ubuso bami ngamehlo,

Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki , nginikela okweshumi kukho konke enginakho.

Mina-ke, akungokuhlakanipha enginakho kunabanye abakhona ukut hi le mfihlakalo yambuliwe kimi , kepha kungukuba inkosi yaziswe incazelo nokuba wazi imicabango yenhliziyo yakho.

Kepha wala , wathi kumkankosi yakhe : Bheka, inkosi yami ayikwazi enginakho endlini, inikele konke okwayo esandleni sami;